Egypt Media Roundup (December 7)

[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on Egypt and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Egypt Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may send your own recommendations for inclusion in each week`s roundup to egypt@jadaliyya.com by Sunday night of every week.]

Admin court rules in favor of right to strike The State Council’s Administrative Court issued a statement explaining a recent verdict on workers` rights Sunday, which is seen by advocates as a victory for the right to strike.

Badie, 37 others win appeal in `Rabea operations room` case Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie’s appeal against his death sentence in the “Rabea operations room” case was accepted by the Cairo Court of Cassation on Thursday, along with appeals for thirty seven other people convicted in the case, the Reuters-affiliated news site Aswat Masriya reported.

Washington Post criticizes recent arrest of journalists The article mentioned that Egyptian journalist, rights activist and researcher Ismail Iskandarani was arrested last week by Egyptian authorities and had been accused of joining the Muslim Brotherhood and circulating false news.

Rights groups demand release of journalist Ismail Alexandrani Several international and local rights groups issued statements demanding the release of investigative journalist and sociopolitical researcher Ismail Alexandrani, detained for fifteen days pending investigation into charges of belonging to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group and disseminating false information.

Meet the next parliament’s most controversial MPs After elections for Egypt’s House of Representatives ended on Wednesday and days before the High Elections Commission announce the official results of the final round, four winners stand out as the most controversial.

Independence Current considers joining Al-Yazal Alliance Ahmed al-Fadaly, coordinator of the Independence Current, has announced that the parties of the current are considering joining the alliance that supports the government, which is headed by Sameh Seif al-Yazal.

The new parliament`s heavy legislative inheritance “Egypt`s new parliament could likely become its last authoritarian one. Its performance could rekindle hopes for reform or continue the current path of accelerated erosion of public confidence in politics and peaceful change,” writes Khaled Mansour.

Foreign reserves hold steady in November: CBE Foreign reserves inched up in November, closing the month at 16.423 billion USD compared to 16.415 billion USD at the end of October, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced Thursday.